:NewsForge: Using MySQL to Benchmark OS Performance
NewsForge: Using MySQL to Benchmark OS Performance Feb 9, 2005, 13 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4785 reads) (Other stories by Tony Bourke)
"It seems to be an exciting time for *nix operating systems, with a number of them recently releasing new versions that bring the addition of expanded features and claims of improved performance. If you're using GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, or Solaris as a database server, you've probably recently considered an upgrade or switch to another OS in that list due to marketing hype and hearsay. This article will show you how to benchmark operating system performance using MySQL on these OSes so you can find out for yourself if you're missing out. While this may not necessarily be indicative of overall system performance or overall database application performance, it will tell you specifically how well MySQL performs on your platform..."
